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FLIGHT TIME/DUTY TIME: A NEW APPROACH

The Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) has formulated a new flight time/duty time policy to foster an ongoing study to improve Flight Time/Duty Time limitations so as to redefine physical limits through the use of all necessary expertise, and to submit this information to the Federal Aviation Administration. ALPA's basic concern is pilot fatigue. The new policy is based on the findings of a special task force and the medical evidence uncovered in its research.